Stryper — The Final Battle Stryper is back with another new record. “The Final Battle” is the band’s fifth studio record since 2013 and first since 2020’s “Even The Devil Believes”. …

Alter Bridge — Pawns & Kings Alter Bridge is back with their seventh studio album titled “Pawns & Kings”. The members of this band stay very busy with Myles Kennedy releasing a solo record and a record with Slash in the last year while Mark Tremonti released another record with…

Skid Row — The Gang’s All Here It’s been a long road for Skid Row. Their debut record in 1989 was a huge success and they found themselves with the opening slot on the Bon Jovi “New Jersey” tour. …

Queensryche — Digital Noise Alliance It’s hard to believe it’s been a decade since Queensryche split from singer Geoff Tate. “Digital Noise Alliance” is the band’s fourth album with singer Todd LaTorre and first since 2019’s “The Verdict”. …

Sammy Hagar & The Circle — Crazy Times Sammy Hagar & The Circle are back with their second full length studio album titled “Crazy Times”. It’s the follow up to 2019’s “Space Between”. The star-studded band includes Michael Anthony (bass), Vic Johnson (guitar) and Jason Bonham (drums) joining Hagar. I…

Ozzy Osbourne — Patient Number 9 Ozzy Osbourne is back with his second album in two years with the release of “Patient Number 9”. It follows the 2020 release of “Ordinary Man”. I wasn’t a fan of the last record and thought the collaborations with Elton John and Post Malone…

King’s X — Three Sides of One Fourteen years. It’s been fourteen years since King’s X released a new record. Each of the members have been active, especially Dug Pinnick and Ty Tabor. And they have toured fairly consistently over the years. …

Collective Soul — Vibrating Collective Soul is back with their 11th studio album, “Vibrating”. The band is celebrating their 30th anniversary this year and are currently on tour with Switchfoot. “Vibrating” is the band’s first release since 2019’s “Blood”. I haven’t been a huge fan of the last three studio…

Nordic Union — Animalistic Nordic Union is back with their third release titled “Animalistic”. The band is a collaboration between Pretty Maids vocalist Ronnie Atkins and Eclipse/W.E.T. guitarist/songwriter/producer/vocalist Erik Martensson. Atkins was recently given a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis but he has remained busy releasing two solo albums in the…